Semiannually payments will be made into an account which earns 8.8% compounded semiannually. The payments will begin on January 1, 2018 and end on January 1, 2026. Determine the size of the payments needed to accumulate $16,000 on January 1, 2026. Please show work!
Information provided:
Future value= $16,000
Interest rate= 8.8%/2= 4.4% per semi-annual period
Time= 6 years*2= 12 semi-annual periods
The amount of semi-annual payment is calculated by entering the below in a financial calculator:
FV= 16,000
N= 12
I/Y= 4.4
Press the CPT key and PMT to compute the amount of semi-annual payment.
The value obtained is 1,040.6360.
Therefore, the size of the payment is $1,040.64 to accumulate $16,000.
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